fling a craving
v. phr.— «All this talk about hot food flung a craving on me, so I *had* to go out for Thai food at lunch today.» —“Re: Hackers and spicy food” by Mike Van Pelt Usenet: alt.hackers Feb. 7, 1992. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
If someone’s got melon, it means they’re smart. The expression most likely arose because of the resemblance between a melon and a human head. Several other foods are associated with having brains, including a cabbage, a gourd, and even a...